Fatal Strike: Paladins Mercenary Road

Chapter 888 Fierce Battle

Two HK416Ds and one VSS fired simultaneously...

The silencer not only reduced the noise to a minimum, but also served as a flash suppressor. The moment the three advancing gunmen fell, those around them reacted quickly, lying down on the spot for cover, while launching a fierce counterattack towards the stone house.

"Clap clap clap..."

A barrage of bullets struck the waist-high wall of the stone house courtyard indiscriminately, and sparks and stone dust flew up from the outer wall of the stone house.

The moment the enemy launched their suppression, Mountain Eagle turned his body clockwise and aimed his gun at the side of the stone house.

As the head-on firefight began, the gunmen who had flanked the enemy started to accelerate...

Seven gunshots separated the skirmishers, who were about ten meters apart, and they were now only about 150 meters away from the stone house.

"Da da……"

One of the gunmen who was trailing behind was hit in the thigh and abdomen by bullets. The lightweight body armor was clearly no match for the 9mm armor-piercing bullets, causing the gunman to start screaming in pain while clutching his abdomen after falling to the ground.

The enemy acted very professionally; two of their men rushed towards the wounded, while the others began suppressive fire in the general direction of the mountain eagle's location.

Don't worry about accuracy; as long as you can scare the person firing the shot, you can buy your comrades time to save them.

The eagle ignored the harmless bullets and pulled the trigger again...

Two soft "rat-a-tat" sounds followed, and one of the two gunmen rushing towards the wounded was shot in the thigh, while the other was hit in the side...

"what……"

The gunman shot in the thigh was able to roll quickly into a shallow ditch for cover, while the guy shot in the side was unable to move and could only clutch his wounded body, howling in pain and begging for help from his comrades.

After three gunmen were knocked down, even the least skilled of the remaining four gunmen were able to pinpoint Mountain Eagle's location.

A bearded assault soldier suddenly stood up, aimed his rifle in the direction of Mountain Eagle, and pulled the trigger. The AR rifle wasn't particularly accurate in burst fire, but the 'puff puff' sound coming from the chimney still made Mountain Eagle involuntarily take a step back...

As Mountain Eagle retreated, he pulled out a smoke grenade and planted it on the roof of the stone house. The thick smoke instantly attracted the attention of the snipers in the distance...

"boom"

Suddenly, the angle between the chimney and the roof ridge burst open, and a large-caliber armor-piercing shell, like the gaping maw of a wild beast, gnawed a large chunk off one side of the chimney. The flying stone fragments sent the smoke bomb standing on the roof ridge flying.

At the same time, a large number of bullets landed on the side walls of the stone house, some even whizzing past the eagle's body.

At this point, the mountain eagle should retreat, but giving up the high ground would reduce the pressure on the enemy, which would be extremely disadvantageous for the side with fewer people.

The eagle was perched on the sloping roof when a stray bullet that hit the ridge sent several stone fragments flying and hitting him in the face. One of them was like a sharp blade that grazed his cheek.

Feeling a slight pain in his cheek, the mountain eagle stumbled back a few meters, then touched his cheek...

Seeing the blood on his hands, Mountain Eagle aimed at the enemy on his flank again and pulled the trigger...

With a crisp "thud," the bullet pierced through the smoke and accurately struck the bearded man who had launched the first counterattack.

After successfully hitting his target, before the second large-caliber bullet reached his location, Mountain Eagle, like a crab, slid sideways a few meters along the slope of the roof to the edge...

With a "bang," an armor-piercing incendiary round came from the southeast, piercing through the front of the roof and creating a fist-sized hole on the back of the ridge.

The mountain eagle was only a few dozen centimeters away from that spot...

The enemy sniper not only had superb marksmanship, but also had excellent judgment.

The mountain eagles, protected by the rooftop, were definitely not in their field of fire, but the enemy was able to make the right choice based on the callouts from their flank comrades.

Such a frustrating scene was very rare for Mountain Eagle. After another large-caliber bullet pierced the roof and opened a large hole on his side, he had no choice but to abandon the high point on the roof, grab the eaves with one hand and jump off the roof, then rush to the corner of the stone house...

Using the corner as cover, Mountain Eagle raised his gun and looked to the flank. This time he switched to an AK-105, pushed off the safety, and opened fire in the direction the enemy was likely to be.

The enemy was not within his field of fire, but his suppressive fire still had some effect...

This bought Blood Fox some time, allowing him to rush forward more than 30 meters along the path behind the stone house. Just before entering the sniper's firing range, he lunged into a dry drainage ditch, thus creating a crossfire between the two.

Mountain Eagle couldn't see the enemy at this moment. He listened to the dense gunfire in front of him, kept an eye on the flank, and called out over the radio: "Moose, how much longer? Those two snipers are getting in the way."

At this moment, the elk was covered with a dirty tarpaulin, and it was huddled awkwardly under a rusty harvester in the left corner of the stone house...

Hearing the eagle's call, the elk said in a deep voice, "Wait..."

As the deer spoke, it moved its index finger on the receiver and looked through the scope at a van on the highway 700 meters away.

Every now and then, a loud bang would erupt from inside the van, followed by a bullet landing on the low wall in front of it.

Camel and Eddie, as the best marksmen in Arctic Fox's history, had completely suppressed the gunners in front of them, but they still seemed somewhat helpless against the ammunition that could penetrate walls and explode.

Stone bunkers are very unfriendly to soldiers because even if they don't hit directly, the flying stone fragments are as sharp as blades.

The eagle on the roof was struck in the cheek by a shard of tile; the camel and Eddie were in a worse situation…

They've changed positions several times, but they're still getting injured...

A piece of stone the size of a fingernail tore through the camel's coat, leaving a large gash on its shoulder.

The camel groaned in pain, lay down on its side against the wall, scooped up a handful of dirt and smeared it on its wound, then crawled quickly for more than ten meters using its elbows...

The moment the camel left its spot, a bullet struck the location where it had just been. The large-caliber bullet pierced through a wall of rubble more than 30 centimeters thick, and the flying debris, mixed with explosions and intense flames, made the still-shaken camel gasp in shock.

That's how war is; offense and defense, being prepared and not being prepared, make the process of confrontation completely different.

A few hours ago, Mountain Eagle and his two companions had easily wiped out more than a dozen members of the Demon Gang at the Radisson Hotel, but now they were being stumped by two snipers.

As the snipers unleashed their attacks, the assault troops, using cover, began to rapidly advance...

Rolling forward under cover of fire, the front of the stone house was suddenly filled with a barrage of explosions, as if hit by a torrential downpour. At the same time, the enemy used skillful tactical maneuvers to quickly move within about 50 meters of the stone house, forming a pincer movement with the remaining gunners on the flanks...

Just as the mountain eagle was considering whether to go inside and offer some support to the camel and Eddie, the elk, who had been silent all along, suddenly fired its gun… “Bang!”

The bullet fired from the SVD sniper rifle traveled 700 meters and accurately hit the trunk of the van.

Whether it hit or not is not visible to the naked eye, but the deer sprang up the moment the bullet was fired, and like a fat bear, it tumbled and crawled towards the dry ditch on the east side of the stone house.

Less than a second after the deer got up, a large-caliber bullet struck the spot where it had just been hiding...

With a sharp clang, a large-caliber bullet shattered the blades on the harvester's cutter...

As the elk entered the ditch, it crawled quickly while shouting loudly, "I hit it! There's another one!"
Blood Fox, make a commotion to attract their attention. I need to get closer…

Blood Fox, who had already circled around to the back of the stone house, quickly pulled out a stun grenade, pulled the pin, and threw it forcefully. Then, the instant the stun grenade exploded, he stood up and opened fire on the remaining three gunmen on the flank...

"Clap clap clap clap..."

The bullets fired from the AK-105 took down one guy, but also set him up for a counterattack.

At this point, the two sides were less than 40 meters apart, and the other side no longer had time to pay attention to whether the person who had fallen was alright.

Two gunmen wielding AR rifles seemed to have received orders; while they were putting pressure on Blood Fox, they were also steadily moving towards the stone house.

The wounded soldier who had been shot in the leg actually picked up his gun and sat up, firing wildly at the corner where Mountain Eagle was.

Their shooting accuracy was absurd. After listening to the sound of the bullets hitting the wall and calculating the point of impact, Mountain Eagle took a big step outward the moment the gunfire subsided, clearing the line of fire and pulling the trigger...

"Papa, papa..."

The two gunmen, who were sitting on the ground firing, were hit almost simultaneously and fell backward. After successfully shooting, Mountain Eagle quickly lay down and used his arms to back up...

Just as the mountain eagle crouched down, a large-caliber bullet grazed the top of the low wall and passed the spot where he had just been standing.

"Mountain Eagle, don't expose yourself..."

Blood Fox leaned against the drainage ditch, counting the enemy gunfire as he shouted, "Go back to the house to support Camel and the others! Leave the enemies on the flank to me..."

By this time, Mountain Eagle had grasped the enemy sniper's firing rhythm. Hearing Blood Fox's warning, he shook his head, raised his hands, leaped high, grabbed the roof with his backhand, and then nimbly climbed back onto the roof.

Two gunmen charging towards Blood Fox instantly came into his view...

At this point, the two gunmen also became desperate. They ran wildly while taking turns suppressing Blood Fox's direction, trying to rush into the drainage ditch before Mountain Eagle could react, otherwise they would become live targets.

Unfortunately, the mountain eagles didn't give them a chance...

"Papa, papa..."

The two precise shots that knocked down each other created an opportunity for Bloodfox in the drainage ditch to finish off the opponent.

Meanwhile, the remaining four gunmen on the front had rushed to within 20 meters of the low wall. Camel and Eddie could no longer hide, but they still dared not show themselves to fight back. They could only keep suppressing the enemy with prayer-like shots, hoping to buy some time.

Having resolved the flank crisis, Mountain Eagle quickly climbed to the roof ridge and once again set up its VSS sniper rifle close to the chimney...

Seeing that Camel and Eddie below had abandoned their rifles and drawn their pistols, ready to sit up at any moment to deal with enemies rushing to the edge of the low wall, Mountain Eagle decisively pulled the trigger...

"Da da, da da..."

As the two double-shots knocked down the two gunmen, Mountain Eagle immediately turned and rolled, sending a large number of tiles tumbling off the roof...

Before landing, he reached out and grabbed the eaves for leverage to adjust his posture. As the bullets shattered the chimney, Mountain Eagle drew his CZ75 pistol and rushed out, firing a series of shots at the remaining two gunmen...

His actions were not intended to kill his opponent, but rather to draw attention...

The moment Camel and Eddie launched Operation Mountain Eagle, they sprang to their feet like springs, raised their pistols, and emptied their magazines in two seconds...

After succeeding, they immediately rolled to their sides and used the low wall for cover to leave their original positions. Before the sniper could take aim at him, Mountain Eagle leaped over the low wall and quickly crawled forward after landing...

The enemy's actions were a bit unusual, which worried Mountain Eagle, so he wanted to resolve the issue as soon as possible.

Just as he was pondering how to find an opportunity, the sound of a deer suddenly came through the radio...

"Don't move, I see him..."

While everyone waited silently for the deer to be shot, the mountain eagle noticed a convoy coming from the north in a grand procession...

The convoy of flashy trucks and dilapidated vans looked somewhat comical, but the bearded men with guns in the truck beds were anything but funny.

"Shit, an army has arrived..."

"boom!"

A few seconds later, the sound of a deer came through the radio again...

"Missing target, they got away. I'll go after them and check, you guys retreat first..."

Upon hearing this, Mountain Eagle immediately said, "Don't go. He's just trying to stall for time. Wait for us by the roadside, and we'll drive away right away."

Just as the mountain eagle swooped into the house to pack its things, Galahad's voice came through the radio...

"Mountain Eagle, are you the ones fighting on the farm?"

The eagle paused its grip on the red-haired woman, then frowned and said, "Galahad, you're nearby too?"

Galahad's weary voice came through the radio: "We're in the Gypsy camp right next to you. We've been listening in on the 'Bayonet Gang's' radio..."

The Bayonet Gang is heading towards you with 20 of Isis's old gunmen. Get out of there quickly; they'll be there in ten minutes.

The gunmen in our camp are also assembling. Hurry, hurry…”

(End of this chapter)